#1984 · 🐸 amphibians

Pacific Giant Salamander

🇳🇱 Coastal giant salamander ·Dicamptodon tenebrosus

LCleast concern 🐸 Amphibians 📍 outside Europe

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what is it?

The coastal giant salamander ( Dicamptodon tenebrosus ) is a species of salamander in the Dicamptodontidae family (Pacific giant salamanders). It is endemic to the United States and Canada. There are three closely related species to this taxon: D. ensatus (California giant salamander), D. copei (Cope's giant salamander), and D. aterrimus (Idaho giant salamander).

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 6,517iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
6,517 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Spencer Fullerton Baird in 1852 (174 years ago).